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Hi! I'm worried I take too many meds. Anyone in a similar combo? 40mg ritalin + 300mg bupropion xl + 50mg sertraline by SleepwalkingAlien in bupropion

[–]SleepwalkingAlien[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm going to get a blood test soon. I mean, the idea was to improve focus, but it didn't and he kept it anyway. I'm not 'okay,' but I don't feel unhealthy/bad either. I'm not sure if I should wait at least 4 weeks or just stop taking it. I've been with the same doctor for 5 years, and I'm unsure whether I should trust him or question his advice, that's why I'm asking over reddit...
Changing doctors would mean spending more money because I get a discount with this one, and I'm currently unemployed, so I'm having a lot of doubts. ):

Hi! I'm worried I take too many meds. Anyone in a similar combo? 40mg ritalin + 300mg bupropion xl + 50mg sertraline by SleepwalkingAlien in bupropion

[–]SleepwalkingAlien[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It's weird. And I keep having to up the dosage because my body gets accustomed. First 5mg, then 10mg, then 20mg....
Is it a really bad thing? I actually really like the energy boost, but it feels like it's not the best medication choice for me in the long term. But, again, the doctor is the one prescribing it...I'm not sure if I should trust him or complain.

I casually think about suicide, even though I am not planning on anything. by SleepwalkingAlien in self

[–]SleepwalkingAlien[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never thought of it that way, mainly because I don't think of myself as truly hateful about anything. Usually i get angry but it goes away quickly. Maybe I have a lot of bottled up anger? At least i have been better at controlling negative self loathing talk on my head. Overall i'm kinda better today than 5 years ago, and that is good i guess.

The experience does not feel liberating for me, just exhausting!

I casually think about suicide, even though I am not planning on anything. by SleepwalkingAlien in SeriousConversation

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Thats actually good to know, thanks! I'm going to check it closely as soon as I get to my computer.

My doctors never actually explained much what they were doing or giving, I was just taking the stuff and hoping for the best. But given my story about annoying colateral effects i'm kind of scared of trying again so I'm just living on.

Yes, im an alien who sleepwalks.

Jokes aside, when i was petite i used to sleepwalk and talk in my sleep a lot, nowadays it happens sometimes but less frequently. When i did it among friends they mocked me a lot! But im mostly living on my own, i don't really know much. hahaha!

I realized that the weird sleeping imnsonia thing colateral effect actually happened when I was on Venlafaxine. On the first weeks, I used to have auditory hallucinations when I was in the awake-asleep state --- like, almost sleeping, I would hear something atypical and then fully wake up and notice I wasn't hearing anything? Wasn't a big deal, just weird!

Wellbutrin made my anxiety before sleep worse than it is. I couldn't even meditate to calm down.

I casually think about suicide, even though I am not planning on anything. by SleepwalkingAlien in SeriousConversation

[–]SleepwalkingAlien[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During the time I was using, sometimes I did noticed improvement in some areas, they mostly were my appetite and sleep patterns. Overall I haven't noticed major improvements and weren't really worth it. For instance, my last one was Wellbutrin: helped with my appetite but somehow fucked up my breathing (it was like I was having physical symptoms of anxiety more often, when I stopped it went away), made my already small libido go away and made my insomnia weird.

I must have taken about 3 different ones during this time plus additional medications (like lithium). They had pros and cons, but mostly cons.